Fire, Burn! is a historical mystery novel by John Dickson Carr. It is about a police officer who is transported back in time to 1829 when the British police was first formed. Carr considered this one of his best impossible crime novels. Awards 1969 – Grand Prix de Littérature Policière – best foreign novel, tied with The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey Adaptations 1971 – Morte a passo di valzer – Italian TV mini-series References Novels by John Dickson Carr 1957 American novels Fiction set in 1829 Historical mystery novels Novels set in the 1820s Novels set in London Novels about time travel Locked-room mysteries Harper & Brothers books American novels adapted into television shows